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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
VERY ANXIOUS TO TESTIFY.
COSTELLO AND LOTUS MAKE OFFERS
10 THE STATE.


They Want TO Become Informers agnst
Carroll - Some Expected Develops
ments of the Pending Murder Trial
Other Local News.
At the trial before Judge Knapp of Pat
rick Carroll, who is charged with having
beaten Musician Lippelgoss to death on
Grand street one Sunday morning seYeral
weeks ego. some startling developments
may be expected tomorrow. Carroll and
Costello and Lotus, the latter the propri-
etor of the saloon in which the row that
eventuated in the murder occurred, were
indicted jointly; but on application of Ex-
Governor Albeit, who is defending Car
roll, Carroll was given separate trial. It
is known that Lotus and Costello both
made offers to the State to turn states
evidence against o. Carroll. District At
torney Winfield believed that he had
strong enough case against Carroll to make
conviction possible without their aid,
and he hesiteted about accepting it. The
contradictions that the examination of the
witnesses for the State have developed
during the trial as far as it has progress
ed, have led him measufably to reconsider
his determination and it is among the
probabilities that both will be sworn to-
morrow to testify against the man now
on trial. What the exact nature of their
testimony will be, if they are sworn, has
not TRANSFERRED; but it IS said that both
stand ready to say under oath that Carroll
struck the fatal blows. Another interest
ing incident of the trial tomorrow will be
the carrying of one of the States witpes
Who was recently injured in a railway ac-
cident, into Court on couch to give his
testimony. The trial viii probably last
for several days yet.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
DONE FOR REVENGE.
The False Bottom Of schiGner's Trunk
Given Away to Detectives.

The False Bottom Of schifner's Trunk
Given Away to Detectives.
United States Marshals Brown and Dom
ohue peered anxiously into the faces of
passengers who arrived by the steamer due
at the Rotterdam dock yesterday. They
had careful description of some one on
the vess |, and it was he whom they
sought. His name was Schiffner, and the
letter they had armed themselves with
told Just how he dressed AMI the color of
his hair and eyes, the size of his mustache
and the number or the boot he wore. The
letter said further that he had false bot
tom in his trunk, and that with the design
of swindiiug the nation out of its evenue
ne had, with malice prepense and afore-
thought, hidden and stored away in the
secret receptacle quantity of valuable
ostrich feathers. That was the reason why
the customs officers were so anxious to
look on him. 1t was not many minutes
before they had nosed him out. He was
followed to his trunk and ordered to I'M
pack it. He uncovered everything in the
open parts and yolubly protested in broad
Dutch that everything was all right.
"What's this p asked one of the officers,
lifting the cover off the secret chamber.
The man started affrighted as his hidden
ostrich feathers we're revealed 10 view. He
was arrested and taken to Police Head
quarters. There he was locked up on
Commissioner Muirheid's warrant, charg
ing him with smuggling. He was unable
to speak word of English. but through
Colonel Robinson, the accomplished lin
guistic clerk of the Police Board, he said
that before leaving Rotterdam he had a
quarrel with two friends. They knew he
had some money and they wanted some of
it. If he did not give it to them they
would write to the police here that he was
a smuggler. He refused to divide, and il
was their letter that had summoned the
customs officers to the vessel to look for
him. He will not go to Minneapolis right
awsy.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
PERSONAL.

Harry Bookstaver. Walter F. Ahner and William
a. Fitzsimmons, prominent members OF the
Adonis Social Club of this city, will spend two
weeks of their vacation camping out on the banks
OF Lake Hopatcong.
Master Willie Brennan aud Mr.. Milton Bloom
er, of York street, will spend two days at the
Highlands. New York.
Prof. Wait, of Hasbrouek Institute served last
week one of the College Examining Committee
of Dartmouth College
Miss Johanna O'Hanlon. who has been living
with her sister, Mrs Revile, at 125 Franklin street,
Jersey City, sailed yesterday morning the To-
man steamer ''City of Montreal" She will visit
her relatives and friends in the County Wexford.
Ireland, and return in September.
Miss Lille Rouse. daughter of Martin Rouse,
sailed Friday morning on tue steamer 'Wielsnd"
for Hamburg. Miss Rouse graduated from Has
brouck Institute recently, and she VIII finish her
study of music abroad.
Miss Lou Wheeler and Miss Eliza Hermans
will spend the summer at Hem 9stead, L 1.
Mr.. and Mrs Wright Ward are spending the sum
mer at Bath, Ne.
Maoyr Simon Kelly of eehawken. has return
ed from the state Yard Masters Convention held
in Detroit.
Miss Jessie Lull is visiting friends in Boston.
Miss Mabel Fischer of Red Bank is being en-
tertained by Miss Florence Butler
James B. Hurd of Palisade avenue, will visit
Florida and Georgia next week.
Miss Teek SCHNEIDER, of High street West Ho-
bokep, Will spend the summer at Greenwood
Lake.
Miss Marie Page will sojourn in Springfield. ILL.,,
for several months
Miss Hattie Morrison, OF The Heights, is visiting
Mrs. II. Yanderbeek, of Hackensack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge, of Grove street. are tray
cling on the Continent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac N. Clark, Of Mercer street.
are seeniiug short vacation with Mrs. Clarks
sister at Worcester, Mass.
Messrs. Henry Bookstaver and Walter Auer will
camp out opposite the new Hotel Breslin st Lake
Hopotcong
Mr. and Mrs. R. Turner and Mr.and Mrs. ". H.
Turner preparing to take possession of their
cottages at Brielle for the summer.
The Misses Alice and Mamie Cleary will spend
part of the summer in the Catskills at the Noun
tain House, and the remainder will be spent on
the Shrewsbury River. Misses Maggie and Mamie
Bayley will accompany them.
A yachting party composed principally Of sler
gymen will spend next month in cruising. They
will sail in a steam yacht up the Hudson aud
through tina canal to the lakes and through - ST.
, Lawrence. They will visit friends at the Thousand
Isaes and return by Sorel hivsr and LAKE Chan
plain. Rev. j. f. Thompson, pastor of the Fast
! Univsrsalist Church, intends to join the party,
Ex-Polce Commissioner Van Biper, night supe.-
intendent Of the Psvonia ferry, has resi- gned.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
SHARP CLOSELY WATCHED.
Suspicious that the Great Boodier is
Planning AN Escape.

New YORK, June 25.-The sensation at
the trial of Sharp, the Broadway surface
railway boodler, to-day came after the ad-
iournment of the alf-holiday hearing in
the case. There was hurried conference
between States Attorney Nicoll, the Sheriff
aad Judge Barrett. At the end of it Judge
Barrett Wa heard to exclaim:
81 cannot modify my orders, Mr..
Sheriff"
Afterwards Judge Barrett said to re-
porters, in explanation of his remark
"Mr, Nieoll Informed me to-day that he
had information which led him to believe
there was possibility of the defendant not
being here next week; that in fact there
was a possibility of his escaping the juris-
1iction of the court; that there was danger
of that result being brought about by his
being conveyed to and from Ludlow Street
Jail in his own carriage; that there was
danger of his being allowed to visit his own
home, and also danger in his wife and
daughter being allowed to remain in Jail
with HIM at night, all of which has been
mercifully permitted to the defendant on
account of his health, and that he might
as far as ! ossible have the conyeniences
of his home while detained in Ludlow
Street Jail. Mr. Nicoll told me that the
sources of his information were of such a
private character that he could not make
them known even to the Court. but the
prosecution felt it was their duty to make
known to the Court the nature of the in
formation. | have accordingly, to insure
the defendants presence throughout the
trial, to prevent the possibility of any at
tempt at escape being carried into effect.
directed the Sheriff not to permit the de-
PENDANT to visit his own home, but to
keep him confined in Ludlow Street Jail,
and not 10 permit any member of his
family to remain with him during the
night. I have also directed the Sheriff
not to ,,ermit the defendant to be drawn
to and from the court ir his own carriage,
but in conveyance of the Sheriff's.
The evidence taken to-day was to con-
meet Foshay and Richmond with Sharp.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26


Earned Runs-Jersey City l. Buffalo 0.
Two-base Hits--Schane l. Corcorsn l. Shaw l.
First Base on Balls-By Shaw 2, by Walsh l.
Hit by Pitched Balls-By Shaw l.
Struck Out-By Shaw 5, by Walsh l.
Lett on Bases-Jersey City 8, Buffalo 8.
Passed BalIs-By Corcoran I, by o'Rourke q
Double Plays-Lang and O'Brien l, Lang, Nc
Cabe and OBrien /, Huston and Corcoran l.
Time of Game-One hour and forty minutes.
Umpire-Pearce. Attendance-3.O00
The scores of the other clubs Of the In
ternatlonal League yesterday were as fol-
lows:
At -Binghampton IL, Utica Z.
At Scranton Toronto 2, Scranton 3.
At Syracuse Hamilton Is, Syracuse TO-
At Newark Rochester 0, Newark 0.
The standing of the clubs of the League
is as follows: Buffalo, 1; Newark, 2,
Rochester, 81; Toronto, Scranton, s;
Jersey City, 6; Syracuse, z; Hamilton. 8;
Binghampton. 8; Utica, 10.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
HoBoKEN MATER sroRrs.
The Yacht Race Declared 0G--The
valencfa's Regatta.

Tne IACtAL Mice DcSAEtcu Oih - AAO
Vaiencia's Regatta.
Yesterday was q big day for the Valen-
cha Boat Club, of Hoboken, it being the
thirteenth annual regatta of the club.
About o'clock in the afternoon large
mum er of the members and their friends
put in an appearance at the boat house
with the intention of having a good time
in which they succeeded 10 their utmosi
expectations. The afternoon was spent
in q number of trials of skill. All the
races were be ween members of the club,
and were only for short distance from
the float. The referee was the president
of The club, George Lancor. The first
race was a Junior Pair Oar Gig row
The winning crew were E. Offermsnn,
2. Schroeder, Chas Meyer. coxswain.
Second race, four-oared Gig winning
crew, William Stoursberg, f. Taussig ].
Back, H. Lea cke, Cha'. Meyer, cox
swain.
Third race; air-oarcd Gig; winners, J
Miller, G Ster II. KiIlem, coxswain.
Fourth race. four-oared gig won by
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
A Big Tobacco Blaze.

LOUISVILLE. KY, June 22-Fire broke
out early this morning in Brannin, Brand
& Glover's Boom" tobacco warehouse at
Ninth and Main streets, and rapidly COM
inundated to Sawyer, Wallace & Co. IS, and
the Banner tobacco warehouses, Ainslee,
G rcoraA & Co.'s iron foundry and msehine
shops, and several other establishments,
which were destroyed. Mare than 6 .06e
hogsheads of tobacco we're iestroyed. The
aggregate loss Will not fall short of $780,
00n,
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
Church Excursion.

Hundreds of women and children
thronged the streets and crowded the
street cars yesterday morning before eight
O'Clock. The children were attired II
cool summer attire, and all had smil-
ing countenances. They were all on their
way to attend the excursions of several
churches which leIt the city. They were
separately excursions given BY the He'd
ding NJ E Church and the Episcopal
Church on Duncan avenue. The barges
which carried the excursionists were
crowded, aud all started out to enjoy a
pleasant sail.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
4 SPLENDID GAME.
The Jersey Citys Defeat the Buffalo Nine
2 to o..

z TO De
The game played on the Grand street
grounds yesterday afternoon between the
home club and the Buffaloes was notably
good one, and nearly fifteen hundred peo-
pie witnessed it. The Buffalo is the lead
ing club in the International League, but
the Jersey City boys downed them Friday
by a score Of 5 to 0. Yesterday they were
equally successful in crowdinz the yisi-
tors out of a run, and the score showed
another ..Chicago" for the Buffalo boys.
No errors were made on either side, and
the fielding all around was perfect. Lange,
McCabe, O'Brien and Shaw did some spe-
cially fine work. 1t was remarked that the
weak batters of the Jerseys made the hits.
The score was as follows:
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
TELEGR4PHIo BREYITIES.
The Latest Information Sent to the News
by the Associated Press.

Gen. James Speed died al Louisville yesterday
Yale won the intercollegiate boat race by ten
lengths
The Pick building was damaged by FIRE last
night.
The East Side Elevated Railroads we've restrain
ed by Judge Ingraham yesterday from operating
their road in front Of certain properties en- Third
aud Second avenues.
The wits OF Rev. Dr. Locklie. a Presbyterian
minister in Edinburgh. Scotland. cut the Threats
of her three children and then her own yesterday
Three men lost their lives in blazing building
at JaeksoMvile florida. Yesterday.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
GLxNN'S GOAT.
Brick A,med at Bog Hurts a
Boy.

n 0EIc1I z1H111Su NJ a Du6 = =
Last evening Martin Glynn was leading
goat to his home on Colgate street near
Second street. A nomadic bull dog caught
sight of the goat and proceeded to attack
it. Mr.. Glynn, believing it his duty to
protect the goat, picked up stone and
hurled it at the dog. The stone did not
hit the dog, but it came in contact with the
head of an Italian child Mrs. Maggie
Fuerris, of Colgate street, claimed the chlid,
and she Immediately proceeded to the
FIRST Precir CT Police Station and preferred
charge of atrocious assault and battery
against Mr.. Glynn. Mr.. Glynn procured
Certificate from DR.. Nevins that the child's
injuries were not serious, and he WA. ad-
United to bail by Judge Weed.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
Ths r. 9 ,raII e .,h.re.

st. Louis, 3; Cleveland 6.
Yale, 8; Harvard, 4.
New York. Is; Detroit, 3.
Philadelphia, II; Indianapolis, 5,
Yonkers, 8; Alaska, 3.
Chicago, s; Boston, z.
Washington, 5; Pitts5urg, 4.
baltimore, 8; Athletic, s.
Frooklyn, 2; Metropolitan, 0.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
The Lights All Out.

The cylinder head in one of the driving
engines of the plant of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company was blown out early
this morning. The only damage sustained
aside from that to the engine, was the ex-
tinguishing of all the lights in the Pennsyl-
vania depot and ferries. Aa extra engine
was Immediately started aud tn current
continued.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26

The Attorney General shows that the
Baltimore & Ohio Proposes TO Take
Jersey soil Win out Compensation and
the Chancellor says it Shaa't be
Done.
Attorney General John P. Stockton
walked into the Chancellor's Chambers in
the First National Bank building yester-
day morning and submitted voluminous
petition to Chancellor McGill Tor inspec-
ton. When the Chancellor had read it he
wrote:
, 1887-03-13

As u proof that the superstitious folk are not
all dead yet, the following queer story comes
to us from PRUSSIA:
As the Baron de GostowsLi, lord Of the
manor of Sabonez, not far from Dantzic, lay
dying recently, he spoke thus to his weeping
family:
"Aiy children, l am about to leave you.
When | am dead, and before burying me, be
careful to sever my head from my body. /
did so to my mother. We are q race Of YAM
pires, and unless this terrible precaution Is
taken we cannot rest in the grave, but return
and bring misfortune to our children
These extraordinary instructions were car
ried out to tho letter by the eldest son after
his fathers decease. But not satisfied with
that, as he felt IA little OFF, in point OF health
n few days after the funeral, what does this
too ohedicnt son do but repair to the Gene
terry and, first getting the grnvedigger pretty
thoroughly intoxicated, induces him to ex-
hume his fathers body. After having turned
over the headless trunk so That it rested on
its stomach, and determined to make thorough
work of it, he took the severed member from
the cpria and threw it into a neighboring
hedge.
Even in bigoted Prussia such proceedings
cannot DO passed unnoticed. The correctional
tribunal has just adjudged this nlial son
guilty Of violation Of interment," and sem
fenced him % fortnight's imprisonment
Many witnesses testified that the crime was
the result purely OF the terrible supe .stition
still rampant in Lithuanian terrific New
York Graphic.
, 1887-03-13
NEW YoRk's ACADEMY.
A Temple of Melodrama Sold at Auo-
tIon-Its History.

A Temple of Melodrama Sold at Auo-
tion-Its History.
New York's Academy OF Music has been
sold to William b.. Dinsmoro for $500, 900, q
very low price. 1t will probably continue to
be a theatre, and with new management and
new ownership may pay.
It was early in the ffties when the wealthy
residents of New York began to stir up an
agitation for n new opera house. Tao Castle
Garden had gone. The Astor Place Opera
house, built in 1917, failed under the direction
OF the father of Adelina Patti and again un-
der the Fry G. Mnretzek management. A
stock company was formed and the lot at
Fourteenth street and Irving place was bought
for $4,000. Leonard w. Jerome, II. G. Steb-
bins md p. c.. Schuyler were leaders in the
enterprise, and the architect was directed to
create tho most sumptuous house in the coun-
try. The seating capacity was over 1900,
but, like the Metropolitan Opera house of
later date, many of the seats were useless and
were soon taken out. Oct. 2, 1854, was the
opening night, with Grisi and Mario in
Norma" Doors were opened at $50 and
tho curtain went up at 1880 o'clock. Maret-
eek was tho first impressario, with the
Chevalier Wikoff as stage manager Three
dollars was the price OF q parquet seat, and
tho public thought it an imposition, and the
opening night saw a house two-thirds vacant.
Cold and cherries the place looked.
, 1887-03-13

SIMULTANEOUSLY with the conviction
Of a swindler in the same line in London.
the New York police have arrested two
men who have been making money as
pretended agents in America for unclaimed
estates In England. The desire to get
something for nothing is SO great that
they found numerous victims among men
and women who were easily convinced
that they we're heirs to untold millions in
the old world. 1t is only n few months
since a high officer Of the British govern
ment suthoritatively announced that the
allurfhg representations made by such
frauds were manifestly false, as there were
no estates there without claimants, and
the heirship was rarely in dispute. The
American who thinks he has any right to
property in England wonld do well to at.
tend to the matter himself.
, 1887-03-13

While the old Shareholders find it difficult
to eradicate their race notions, many of the
old colored people cherish a lingering love
and veneration for the voudooism OF Africa,
and just now we have one of its high priests
or oil men here. He is said to practice his
lamentations just across the river In Vir-
ginia, where he Processes to relieve pain, cur
ing the sick, giving information concerning
stolen property and insuring affection, besides
other things. This he does by charms which
tho colored people pay large sums for and
have great faith in them. Each obi-man has
a regular circuit, and the one hereabouts,
who Is o tall, singular looking colorcd man,
Is said to have nmassed a handsome fortune
In pandering to the credulity Of his ignorant
dupes. Som white people are also firm DO
levers in voudooism, and will engage in no
new enterprise of any description without
consulting an obi-man.-Boston Budget
, 1887-03-13

land, resigned his JAMES n TROrTER-
place In the postoffico and acted us secretery
OF the noted Committee OF One Hundred"
in Boston, which worked In support Of the
Democratic candidate. In the meantime he
had acquired n local reputation as a writer
and had written and published a volume
entitled "Music and Musical People OF the
Colored Race" Soon after President Cleve-
land entered on his office Frederick Douglass
resigned the Office of register Of deeds for the
District OF Columbia. and the president, on the
10th OF March, 1886, sent in the name OF James
c. Matthews, a colored Democrat of Albany;
but the senate rejected the nomination by n
three-fourths majority, tho reason generally
assigned being that they thought a resident
OF the district should be appointed. August
0, 1886, the day after the senate adjourned,
Mr.. Cleveland again appointed Mr.. Matthews
to the place and he has since served; but In
the last week of january the senate again re
jected him by q vote of 81 TO II. On the last
day Of February the president sent TO tn,
senate the nane of James NJ. Trotter, of Hyde
Park, Massachusetts,; and, as above stated,
the appointment excited much IN INT both
in Washington and the country at large.
The office is ordinarily worth at least ss, 900
n year. though in Mr.. Douglass term an ex-
tinordinnry activity In real estate trnnsac-
tions brought the aggregate OF fees In one
year up to 81, 900, and it Is claimed that
during Mr.. Matthews brief incumhcncy the
fees amounted 10 81 GOO per month. So the
office is one calculated to excite much inter
est aside from the fact that the incumbent u a
colortd man.
, 1887-03-13

ACCORDING to the latest Geographic
dispatches from Lincoln, Neb.. some
startling developments are threatened in
connection with certain charges of alleged
bribery growing out of the late senatorial
election. Unless a current supposition is
very much at fault, the telegraph would
have a long aud interesting story to tell if
it should ever open up the inside history
of a number of bills introduced this ses-
sion. the real object of which, it is sus-
pected, was to bring certain corporations
to their knees.
, 1887-03-13
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counter charge on the part OF the enemy, etc.
The magazine gun will doubtless show special
superiority in picket and accommodating duty.
The furnishing Of the German infantry with
the new gun will be finished in spring. Thus,
rs some twenty years ago with the breach
loader, the German will now be the first army
armed with the magazine gun. The army
corps stationed nearest the frontiers have
been provided first with the new gun, viz
the Fourth, Seventh, Tenth, Eleventh, Four
teenth, Fifteenth and the Garde corps. The
corps OF Saxony and Bavaria, which are pro
vided from their own factories, have also pro-
ceeded to arm themselves with the new gun
and will be provided as the Prussian parts of
tho army